“…This…”Brunhild couldn’t stop the breath that escaped her.Her eyes were locked on the battle against the Alpha-class Abyssal, and every exchange sent excitement racing through her veins.At her peak, defeating a creature of this level would never have been difficult.Unfortunately, she was nowhere near her peak anymore.Most of her strength remained sealed.Right now, facing that Alpha-class Abyssal would be no different from challenging an opponent stronger than herself.Even so, she knew she could still contribute.She could have fought on the front line.She could have defended her allies.She could have attacked whenever an opening appeared.That confidence had never left her.Yet the thing that truly astonished her wasn’t the strength of the Alpha-class Abyssal.It was how completely the battle had transformed after the last Elite-class Abyssal fell.The difference was almost unbelievable.Large-scale battles were usually chaotic by nature.Brunhild knew that better than most.

The Alpha-class Abyssal lashed out first.Its foot slammed into Murmur’s sword, sending a tremendous shock through the blade before the impact blasted him backward.The moment Murmur lost his footing, Nidhogg and Syrax attacked from opposite sides.The monster reacted with astonishing speed.Its leg crashed into Nidhogg’s body, cracking several of the dragon’s scales and forcing him aside.But while it dealt with one threat, it exposed itself to the other.Syrax swept past and unleashed a torrent of blazing sunlight that scorched the Abyssal’s right arm from shoulder to wrist.The Alpha-class Abyssal growled.Before Syrax could retreat, the monster seized him with its remaining hand.With a powerful swing, it hurled the dragon straight toward Nidhogg.The two crashed together, buying the monster a brief moment of breathing room.Unfortunately…That brief opening belonged to someone else.The Horseman of War appeared behind it.The Alpha-class Abyssal sensed the danger and immediately

With Meave and the others keeping the remaining Elite-class Abyssals occupied, Rhys headed straight toward the War Minister.The older man stood amid the battered battlefield, his armor stained with blood from hours of nonstop fighting.Rhys swept his gaze across the area.“The situation here looks bad.”The War Minister let out a tired sigh.“Yeah.”“My soldiers fought well.”He looked across the countless bodies scattered over the blood-soaked ground.“There were four Alpha-class Abyssals here.”“It couldn’t be helped.”“Four Alpha-class Abyssals?” Rhys looked at him in surprise.“My position was only attacked by two.”“They brought around two to three thousand lower-level Abyssals along with twenty-three Elite-class Abyssals.”The War Minister raised an eyebrow.“Hoh?”“Then again…”He folded his arms.“This is probably their main tunnel.”“If that’s the case, it makes sense that more of them came here.”He continued,“We faced four Alpha-class Abyssals.”“Each one commanded roughl

While the fortress struggled to hold back the endless tide of Abyssals, Rhys immediately put their plan into motion.The War Minister launched himself toward the battlefield without delay, joining forces with the Beast Tamers already defending the fortress. Together, they focused on eliminating the remaining Alpha-class Abyssals one by one instead of spreading their strength too thin.At the same time, Rhys gave Meave another assignment.Since they intended to clear one section of the battlefield before moving to the next, they couldn’t afford to let the Abyssals reinforce one another or slip away.Meave immediately summoned an enormous wall, cutting off the enemy’s movement between the different battle zones.The barrier trapped the Abyssals where they were, preventing them from flanking the allied forces or escaping to another side of the battlefield.With that settled, Rhys and Grace leaped over the fortress wall and entered the base itself.Grace immediately stepped forward.As th

“Move those stones over there.”“We’re sealing this tunnel.”“Drag that support beam to this side.”As soon as dawn broke, the camp became a hive of activity.Soldiers from both kingdoms immediately began carrying out the plan.Large stones, timber, and reinforcement materials were hauled toward the tunnel entrance while engineers directed the work.The Thalverian soldiers didn’t simply take the reports at face value.Many of them entered the tunnels themselves to verify everything they had been told.The deeper they went…The more stunned they became.None of them had imagined an underground passage of that scale could exist so close to their own territory.If Rhys and the others hadn’t discovered it in time…The consequences would have been unimaginable.Nearby, the War Minister waved toward Rhys and his companions.“We’ll handle everything from here.”“You’ve done enough.”“You should head back and finally get some proper rest.”A faint smile appeared on his face.“Thank you.”“Bec